Dutch Speculaas

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Ingredients:

500 gr flour

150 gr butter or margarine

1 teaspoon baking powder

200 gr brown sugar

3-4 tablespoons speculaas spices

4-5 tablespoons milk

some rice flour or cornstarch

(sliced almonds)

extra:

oven

"speculaas" mold 

Preparation:

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Sift flour and cookie spices on a working surface, sprinkle the baking powder and brown sugar over and divide the cold butter in flakes. Knead with cold hands to a firm dough. Add bit by bit some milk. Wrap in plastic foil and place a night in the fridge.

Prepare:

Preheat the oven to 200°C/395°F (fan oven 180°C/360°F).

Dust the "speculaas" mold with some rice flour, take a little ball from the dough and push it in the speculaas figurs. Cut with a knife flat on the back of the mold the remains off. Push, if used, the sliced almonds carefull in the bottoms of the cookies. Tap the mold on a work surface so the speculaas falls out (if the dough won't release from the mold dust little more for the next portion). Place on a greased baking sheet.

Bake 10-15 minutes.